Harmful Postures and Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Sanitation Workers of a Fish Processing Factory in Ghana: A Preliminary Investigation

• Autorzy: Quansah R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study investigated musculoskeletal symptoms among sanitation workers of a fish-processing factory. The methods used included administration of a questionnaire, walk through observation, interview, task analysis and future workshop. All 27 male participants answered and submitted their questionnaires. Of the 11 operations identified, all except one was considered safe. Bent back, bent legs, and heavy manual handling were observed to impose intolerable health risk on participants. This corresponds with questionnaire results in which musculoskeletal symptoms were mostly prevalent in the neck, the shoulder, the low back, the wrists/hands and the upper back regions. Poor psychosocial complaints were also made on the job. There was no significant correlation (p < .05) between musculoskeletal symptoms and age, working hours and length of service. Neither was any significant correlation observed (p < .05) between psychosocial work factors and musculoskeletal symptoms. Recommendations such as task redesign to eliminate high-risk elements in operations, workplace changes and worker training were suggested.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ergonomics; posture; fish processing industry; sanitation workers; Ghana

PL

choroby narządów ruchu; rybołówstwo; higiena pracy; przemysł spożywczy; przemysł przetwórczy; pozycja przy pracy; zagrożenie zdrowia

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 11, No. 2
• Strony: 171--180
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 44 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Quansah R.

• Department of Human Work Sciences, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden

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